flag discourse is quite literally the stupidest thing I've ever seen anyways to quote someone i saw elsewhere, it's like Italy was mad at France bc their flag is the same recolored
@@ha_des fair, but sometimes flags have "hidden meanings" or whatever or were created by bad people so sometimes the community is picky about supporting them (though it's a lot at times so that point is 100% valid aswell)
as an aromantic person, i got very excited that she included us into this video, because unfortunately we never really get recognized in videos like these. thank you lavendertowne for looking beyond what is commonly seen and raising some awareness for what is lesser known in the lgbtq+ community
Trust me I get it completely. Im not aro, I’m asexual but I just get so excited whenever people mention asexuals or aromantics cus I feel like we never get validated or seen as normal which sucks
Yeah, I was bored once so I looked at a bunch of different websites that explained “all” of the letters in the lqbtqia+ spectrum. I was happy because most of them actually had asexual for the a, but I realized very quickly that I couldn’t find any that included aromantic. I do understand that most people tend to think of lgbtq+ as “sexualities,” so they wouldn’t include romantic orientations, but when you think about it at all, technically being trans wouldn’t exactly be a sexual orientation, instead a gender orientation. It could also be that they don’t actually do much research on the aro/ace spectrum and think that aromantic is just part of the asexual spectrum, but I don’t really know. Okay, I really should stop rambling, I just wanted to say that I was happy to be recognized too, and our character is so cute. :)
Another clever bit of symbolism i noticed with the Aro flag: A typical way in media to show someone having a crush on another person, is to have them pluck petals off of a flower and alternating between "loves me" and "loves me not" as kind of a way to see if the person likes them back An aromantic person would obviously have no interest in that, so having the character hold a flower with all its petals intact feels kinda fitting :D
When I was a kid, I was really confused because I didn't know aro was a thing, so I did that, but reversed the role to just decide "do I love them or are they just a person I want to draw" thing lmao
I love how the aromantic character has a flower-which is usually like a sign of romance- but the way it's presented, it seems like they're just enjoying the world around them and i love that :D
Most colored flowers mean something else others then romance, yellow means hatred or the relationship won’t work out. Green means rebirth and renewal. But I do like how the flowers look in the art really nice 💚
It's not a coincidence she is in your house seeing everything you do and making your ideas Lock your doors Block your windows Even escape She has a watergun to my head as I type this please help me
Love the aromantic flag, the flower also hints at the "loves me, loves me not" game, and keeping the flower intact shows how the character isn't bothered by romantic reciprocity. She can simply enjoy the flower in it's entirety rather than destroying it while wallowing for romantic love.
I too am aroace but she did say they long for romantic love. Personally I never longed for it I was always comfortable with platonic relationships. So I wouldnt nessacarily say it's true since 1/2 the aroace poulation is like me and others are as described. I do love the representation and the art though since it is very rare to come by and the art is beautiful!
I love how each group is reacting differently to their flags Lesbians- "I love the new redesign" Aro- "omg! Representation!" Gays/other LGBTQ- "oooo pretty" Trans- MOTH
hey can we NOT call lavender a dumbass when she was trying her best to be inclusive? like god damn dude i love the new artwork tho, you're style is inspiring
Yeah I mean instantly attacking someone for it I can understand ppl are upset but saying stuff like "that Flagg is Transphobic dumbass" Like ppl don't always know everything
Glad the Aromantics have been getting some recognition lately I must say, I am a bit surprised that not many people knew about them but I'm glad you're all getting representation now. I used to believe i was aroace, but currently I'd say I'm along the bi or lesbian, possibly pan but not confirmed
back when i thought i was cis and straight, I made my absolutely favorite original character (demi-)ace. And because she was such an important character, I felt the need to represent her accurately so I researched loads, and in a way I started to feel very close to the aroace community through all that research. This was amplified by the fact that aroaces dont have that much representation, so when there WOULD be an aro/ace char I’d be freaking out with the aroaco community in the comments lol. At this point I know I’m bisexual and biromantic, but I do also believe that opening myself up to the idea of aro/ace people helped me understand the extent of my attraction much better. Anyway, sorry for this positive vent haha. I was also shocked that not many people were aware of aro/ace people before Jaiden’s video. Still, she’s such an amazing influence for spreading awareness ^^
@@thesleepydot Lmao no need to be sorry, your story (if you don't mind me calling it that) was very heart-warming to me. It made my day feel a lot more relaxed and comfortable 😊
It's kinda ridiculous that some people in our community (LGBTQ+) know the struggles and difficulties of trying to fit into society and still say that some of us, like aro or ace people, aren't actual identities. It's kinda like saying that since the bassoon or bass clarinet aren't instruments just because typically not a lot of people choose those (Not saying that being LGBT is a choice. Also sorry that was a terrible analogy. I'm a band nerd lol.) Be proud of who you are!! Love y'all!!!
You practice such immoral activities? Aren't you ashamed? And ˹remember˺ when Lot scolded ˹the men of˺ his people, ˹saying,˺ “Do you commit a shameful deed that no man has ever done before? You lust after men instead of women! You are certainly transgressors.” - Quran 7:80-83
@@pajeetslayer12311 this makes no sense. Aromantic and asexual are identities in which there are no romantic or no sexual feelings towards others, therefor they do not “lust” for men instead of women. That would be a gay man or a straight girl. Not aro or ace
@@pajeetslayer12311 I'm Muslims too...my guy. Aroace isn't haram. That's like saying no marriage is sinful. It isn't. Also, I will add, that it is okay to have thoughts on same sex attraction, but haram to act upon it. I'm AroAce and Muslim, and proud. It isn't against my beliefs.
@@Tt-The-Creative There is no such thing as ''aroace'' it is a thing found by the lgbt community, and it is haram because ''aroace'' is a creation by lgbt, remember even the ones who defended the infidels were buried by the rocks... get your facts right. And look at you, you are acting upon it you are making it your whole personality, why are you a hypocrite, why cant you deal with the truth, why do you hate the truth so much that you create your own fantasies, your lies are not worth it and neither are your false claims!
I'm aromantic and i've been wanting to dye my hair green for a long time, this video made me want to do it even more Edit: i finally did it :) (i used semi-permanent dye)
It does? I thought that was also for POC but that makes me happy. Younger queer peeps have seemed to forget about that part of our history to some extent.
Aroace over here! Omg I’m crying rn! This is so special to me! Because we’re often portrayed as robots who dead inside, so to have a bubbly happy, beautiful girl be aro is amazing. I also liked how you put emphasis on how being aro in no way effects the way you feel emotions or empathy. Whenever someone asks me to tell them what it’s like being aro I always ask them, what’s the definition you know? “Someone who doesn’t fall in love.” Yep! You got it! When people wonder what goes through the heads of aro people, it’s nothing. There’s no nuance. It’s exactly what the basic definition is. It in no way affects other aspects of how we think and live, we don’t choose it or think about it or know why we are the way we are, we just are. And that’s it. Very simple.
I love how you included the aro flag, I am so happy to see people talk about aromanticism independently from asexuality! I myself am aro but not ace so it's nice seeing it here! Also I wanted to point out that it's not exactly that aromantics don't want to be in a relationship, but mostly that we can't get crushes, the kind of "butterflies in your stomach" feeling, I personally can't understand what that would feel like aahh Some of us still want to be in a committed relationship with a partner and hold hands and smooch, especially the ones who aren't ace like me! I still have a hard time with concepts like emotional cheating and stuff like that tho, some people say (like Jaiden in her video) that it would be unfair for us to be in a romantic relationship since the romantic feelings are not there but I totally disagree! After all, we can love people, who cares if you have a crush on them or not? If you still really care about the person and are willing to do that stuff with them then it's no one else's business! It could be something that I'm missing since I don't understand what it feels like to be in love but that's my take
Ace but not aro person here, crushes feel like when you're having an anxiety attack, but you're masochistic and you like the anxiety attack and you try to prolongate it, and the anxiety attack is caused by a random person
yes exactly!! im alloaro and polyamorous!!! i have a primary partner and multiple other ones, to me this makes sense because it's like having multiple really close friends but since we act a lot like romantic couples we just chose to label it that way. a lot of people dont get it tho lol
Main reason why I like the sunset lesbian flag is because there seems to be more contrast, making it eye-catching. I'm not a lesbian, but I can appreciate the efforts made into this, looks great!
Thank you for the updated lesbian flag! And your little "history lesson" was very respectful and well appreciated. I think people tend to forget just how recent nearly ALL of our flags are. Lots of flags were made online, mainly on tumblr. Not that that is necessarily a BAD thing, I actually think it's quite charming that we've carved our own little places of belonging online, but it's difficult to record and document and even MORE difficult to update. As our communities grow and evolve, so do our symbols.
yeah! i got so upset at those comments calling her a dumbass for drawing the flag that she most commonly saw at the time, like, the agressiveness of some ppl was uncalled for, and i like that she educated herself anyway and updated the design
I'm also really glad that she revisited the lesbian flag, the current version is more inclusive and more meaningful than the previous one. The color orange is an explicit include for gnc lesbians, which as a gnc lesbian really meant something to me, where the older flag was just generic lipstick colors made by a transphobe. I'm really sorry that people were mean to her about it. Wish ppl realized it's not worth it to just be mean to other gay ppl for not using a flag that I don't *think* had even been made yet but at the very least hadn't been popularized yet. In any case the harassment still isn't ok.
gonna spread some love for my - aromantics - aplatonics - asexuals - loveless people - everyone under the aro-spec and a-spec labels you are all doing amazing and I'm so proud of you
Me: A trans guy who is heavily associated with and loves Moths. Lavendertowne: Makes a trans moth. Me: Visual happiness Did not expect this to get noticed but epic! Good luck to all my trans brothers!
Can you do the aroace sunset flag sometime? Its blues and oranges, it's for people who identity as both aromantic and asexual. It's a very pretty colour palette and I think it would look great as a drawing.
omg I just looked up the aro/ace sunset flag and i 100000000% agree. Maybe the blue at the bottom is a river or lake that's been frozen over (with the person in the drawing ice-skating), with the white being snow, and the yellow and orange being the sky :0 THAT WOULD LOOK SO PRETTY
I'm an aroace lesbian, and the representation is off the charts, I wasn't expecting a follow up and I certainly didn't expect the aro flag, so thank you!!
@@alphabetmafia2263 but then if you're aroace and a lesbian does that mean that you only feel platonic attraction to women/non men so would the person just dislike all men? I'm kinda confused and wanna know, respectfully ofc.
@@lazyasis5588 hi! From what I’ve researched some aroace people still form connections that could be similar to a relationship, they’re called queerplatonic relationships. Many relationships like this are formed on the bases of feeling something special for someone rather than romantic or sexual attraction. Being aroace doesn’t affect your platonic relationships, all it affects is romantic and sexual ones. I hope I answered your question, and if I’m wrong about anything anyone can feel free to correct me!
@@itz_randomdrawing1975 oh ok makes sense, like in my mind when they talked about platonic relationships I thought about the feeling you have for your friends and family and then just made the assumption that they wouldn't be friends with a guy so I was confused. But with your explanation it makes sense thanks :)
Yo got to say, as someone who is aro, "trying to block the kiss zone" my be may favorite why of describing my response to seeing romance ever! Loved this video in a completely non romantic, but equily valid way!
I’m somebody who is pretty sure they are aro, but still figuring it out. I have never felt comfortable talking about romantic relationships and not had crushes. I am however perfectly fine with anything sexual. I just don’t understand romance in general. I know that I would never be comfortable being kissed in a romantic way
@@x_L3m0n I'm a little late to this comment but just know that you're extremely valid! Allosexual aromantics don't get enough love from the community imo, and I hope you feel welcomed and validated into the community, even if you're still questioning x
@@x_L3m0n I was the same for my entire life, no crushes ever, and I also don't exactly understand love, lol- When I first came out to my Mom, she was very supportive, but did say, "You're such-and-such years old, you shouldn't be having boyfriends or girlfriends anyways." Meanwhile watching people talk about crushes they had at 5 years old-
These are all so pretty I really like the updated lesbian one💕, it’s really nice to see that the aromatic flag has been getting more attention since people seem to leave it out alot, I’m glad it’s getting the spotlight it deserves! Edit: woah how did my comment get so many likes!? This has never happened to me before thank you all so much ❤️
@@ultra_rider2704 mostly seen as a problematic flag(because it is) is made for more "feminine" lesbians excluding butch,non-binary, and androgynous lesbians
I rlly appreciate those people genuinely letting you know the lesbian flag you used wasn’t good or representative of the community, but the people insulting you, calling you transphobic, or generally being really personally mean are not okay. It’s really sad that people see one small mistaken action and immediately assume the worst about you as a person, not just that you didn’t know everything or were a little misinformed or just forgot.
so true !! specially that rlly entitled person who was sayjng that "you knew well that that wasn't the right flag" and "apologize correctly" like- why the need to be so mean????
Not gonna lie, I like being represented on the progress flag with a moth, that's super gender. *(I also made the mlm/nblm flag as a mountain landscape a few months ago, so this was a nice reminder to finally hang it up!)*
Don’t know if I’ve already commented this or not, but hey, doesn’t hurt anyone to say it again: your design of the aromantic pride flag helped me in realizing that I’m actually aromantic. I don’t know how that happened, but I’ll just call it “artist magic” So… thank you. I had been struggling for a while with my sense of attraction and you taking the time to create helped me through that 💜
The Aromantic flag was so smart. Like, it's clear that she loves many people in a non-romantic way and that she is extremely sweet, she just doesn't desire a romantic relationship. Also the flower was super smart! Blocking the kiss zone AND adding to how sweet and caring she seems by having her sniff a flower. Also thanks for doing the progress flag. I'm a biracial whatever the frick I am and I really appreciate it!
@@Andi-ce1zl Same! She looked like the type of person to make you something from home for your birthday, and make sure it was unique to you after what she's learned from your friendship.
As an aromantic myself, I also really loved it!! I think a lot of people hear that I'm not attracted to any one romantically and they have one of two reactions, "You just haven't found the right person", or "So... Do you just not feel love?". It's really annoying and sad at the same time. I love people platonically, I just don't want a romantic relationship(or sexual one cause I'm aro ace lol). Her drawing captures that perfectly!! It's really pretty too. I just really love her art.
She didn't know the flag was offensive, cussing her out isn't going to magically fix anything. I'm really disappointed and embarassed in everyone who got mad at LavenderTowne for a mistake. Like yeah it's the wrong flag, but everyone was being immature about it when it should be utilized as a learning experience. You make us look like a snooty community who are a bunch of snowflakes. All said and done, I love the redesign and thanks for taking the time to fix it. It really looks amazing and I love the mushrooms. Using the wrong flag is a common mistake, but thankfully there are amazing people like you to learn from it and create something beautiful from the real one. Thank you for being inclusive and trying your best to include everyone, as well as learning from your mistakes. I love your art! -A lesbian
This comment ⬆️ 👌 Also as a lesbian who tends to stay out of the lesbian flag drama going on. I officially have no idea which is my flag. I'm a confused lost child. Help! 🏳️🌈 rainbow's good enough for me at least.
My grandma was preaching to my cousin the other day about how unreasonable it is to expose children to sexualities, because you don't even teach them about sex until they're 12 or 13. But even when they aren't exposed to sex, they're still exposed to relationships because they're exposed to their parents and grandparents. We should be teaching children that it's okay to have relationships that aren't just a boy and a girl. If they learn at a young age, it'll stop a lot of hate in the world, and maybe save some confusion for them
not only that but...so many adults declare children of being "stupid" and "protect their innocence at all cost" one of my schools did teach stuff on sex, sexualities and gender, etc at one point (in grade 8-9 which was about 6 years ago now)...but all the LGBTQ+ related stuff was kept very brief (multiple classes on genitials and literal events all around that stuff...but only 10 mins of a 90 minute class on LGBTQ+ stuff) And I only actually found out about the word for my feelings which I had discovered since like Kindergarten age (being different, not feeling like what everyone thought I should be) which only got worse once purberty hit ofc, during that class when the teacher explained what "transgender" means. and later I was able to get help through that teacher and actually get properly educated on that topic and why I feel the way I do and now I'm 2 years on T soooo I am a living example of how helpful education or even mentioning LGBTQ+ in class can be (in a neutral or positive way ofc...if it's in a hateful way I want non of that shit...had too much of that in school as well sadly) And SO many LGBTQ+ kids could be saved just by talking about all of that at least once. And EVEN MORE kids would form a more healthy and accurate view about the LGBTQ+ community My niece knows that I had a higher voice and sounded just like my sister only 2 years ago, but she has no problem seeing me as an uncle instead of an aunt *also sorry for talking so much and being bad at typing in a comprehensive way... I hope it isn't too bothersome to read* 😅
Yeah! Not only that, but people are perfectly willing to impose CULTURAL orientation, ie, the expectation that babies are straight people and treating them like straight people. And that being straight is the default orientation.... Meanwhile gay and straight people come from the same place at the same time. People don't become gay during puberty, any more than they become straight. Which is to say, making it only about intercourse ignores the VERY heavy cultural weight of heteronormativity.
4:06 I'm pretty sure if lavender knew it wasn't the right flag she wouldn't have used it in the video.. Most of them were so disrespectful.. They could've told her nicely 🙁
I'm interested to see how lavendertowne would handle the demigender, demiboy, demigirl flags, especially with the different shades of grays (I just like gray) Maybe they could be a set where the peices can be standalone but are interconnected be it by themel or placement
@@Juzokinnie No, I mean they could combine the three flags. How demigirl uses pink and gray, the demiboy uses blue and gray, and demigender itself is yellow and gray. Funny that they have the pan colors altogether.
I’m so glad to see the Aros represented, I’m an Ace, and I definitely see how society tends to shove us together and even when we get recognized they tend to be invalidated, so it’s always awesome seeing them get the representation they deserve!
YAY! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! THE AMOUNT OF ARO REPRESENTATION LATELY IS MAKING ME SO HAPPY! I'm not Aro but, my best friend is and everytime I see the flag I think of her! I'm glad she gets to be seen!
Totally agree! I’m finally starting to accept myself as aroace thanks to all the representation, it makes me so happy. ^^ it really makes a difference, there’s usually so much invalidation. Seeing you so happy for your friend make me feel more comfortable coming out to my friends too!
I’m aroace as well, and it’s super refreshing to see such supportive people lately! I’m super grateful for all of the acceptance that the community has gotten, even if there’s still a ways to go.
I love these videos and the creativity that goes into these transitions. Not one to comment often but after seeing all of the negative that came in the last video's comment section I wanted to put some positivity into the air. In regards to that negativity, thank you so much for addressing it gracefully and not getting defensive. I think you did an excellent job of diffusing by providing the information that was relevant at the time and the changes that have happened since then. Just as the community grows and changes, so do we as individuals and I hope that some of the community saw this and learned not to jump to hostility and assume negative intention. This world would be a much better place if we gave benefit of the doubt a little more often and took the time to educate others instead of condemn them. Thank you again.
You’re such a sweet person and a good ally! (I know you’ve said you’re bisexual but we can still be allies for each other within the community) I’m sorry that you faced criticism for featuring the ace flag; you don’t deserve that.
@@khatunamezvrishvili6211 yup, when she was drawing the bisexual flag in the original/the part 1 of this video, she v briefly mentioned that it was her flag :]
as a lesbian, the mushrooms are a perfect fit! also, i think the main issue people (myself included) had issues with the pink flag is because it was literally just the lipstick flag without the lipstick png- and never had a set or inclusive meaning. the sunset flag makes a point to include lesbians in all forms, which is why many feel connected to it now!
@@bear2325 The pink flag with the lipstick png It has been critisized for not including butch and gnc lesbian, aswell as the creator being accused of transphobia biphobia and racism.
6:56 that EXACTLY what I did last time with the bi flag illustration. I was so happy to have not only my flag but a really cool and misterious artwork of my favourite artist beside my bed :D Everyday I wake up to see this picture and feel good about myself, and it also goes super well with the decor of my room^^
i showed this to my aromantic friend and he was completely overcome by how you talked about aromanticism cuz i don’t think anyone he’d seen before got it properly 😊 this honestly made his day as well as mine (and your lesbian flag redesign is gorgeous ❤️)!
For those of you that are struggling to understand how asexuals/aromantic people fit into the LGBT community, you have remember they're not straight and therefore belong in the LGBT community. This even includes heterosexual aromantics and asexual heteromantics.
Finally someone said this. I’m an ace person and no one even told me about my sexuality until a year ago. We can still feel love. This is similar to my aro counterparts as well they can still feel love. It’s sad that the Trevor project is the only big name LGBT suicide hotline and health center that recognizes Asexuals and aromatics.
I don’t really understand how aromantics aren’t straight. For the aros who aren’t asexual, if you still feel sexually attracted to the opposite sex.. how is that not straight? You don’t need to love someone to uh, do the dirty. It’s still straight, isn’t it? (‘Long as it’s the opposite sex)
@@kaleycooper9111 (disclaimer, I'm not trying to be rude. If what I'm saying comes off as rude I am so sorry.) Aromantics are people that don't feel romantic attraction. (Just romantic love, they can still platonic, familiar, and etc) so which makes them not straight. A visual way to describe what I'm saying is the comic "both sides make some good points." In the comic, there's someone in between two teams and says "both sides make some good points" then the person on the left shoves the person in the middle to the right then asks "why are you siding with the bad guy?" It's like that with aro/ace community. They were shunned out of the heterosexual community and the LGBT community were the ones that "caught" them. Also with the way you phrased the second part sounds wrong, it can easily be interpreted as: you can only be queer if you're with someone of the same gender. I don't think you meant it that way, but I'm just saying that.
@@kaleycooper9111it may hard for you to imagine, but asexual people experience discrimination from people all the time because they don’t fit in heteronormativity. You seem to have the idea that straight people are the default/norm, but try to think of it this way: An aromantic person is someone who has absolutely no desire to be in a romantic relationship, they don’t want to hug, kiss, or be involved with anyone. They would feel the same way being with anyone as, say, a lesbian would feel with a man. It is their orientation which differs from being straight.
I absolutely love that the aromatic character looks like one of my OCs that are also aromatic! She's got green hair and big eyes, like my character! I loved all your drawings!
4:33 I didn't realise there were so many lesbian flags, or I'd forgotten. I especially love that middle bottom one; I love those deep purple/lavender shades, they're so pretty and also feel quite sapphic to me.
Jaiden animation has inspired good artists such as you to be aware of asexual or aromantic. I love that you are trying to bring awareness about it too so I thank you! Edit: thank you to anyone who corrects me if I’m wrong on anything I really appreciate it because I don’t want to come off offensive to anyone💖
As part of the LGBTQ im so happy you made a part 3 this is amazing!!! Edit: omg love the moth and MUSHROOMS!! I understand why you used the pink lesbian flag and hold nothing towards you because of that. 🎀💓💓💓🎀
I understand people being upset but I’m like wow, those comments are horrible. That’s too far. I also understand where she is coming from and I’m happy she did a remake
i am very happy you decided to include the Aromantic flag! As an Aro/Ace person people often people overlook arosexuality so its quite nice to see it being drawn!! I love your representation of the Aromantic flag too haha!
I love the extra care you put into representing aromanticism. I was so excited to see my flag in the thumbnail, and knowing how much thought went into made it even better!
One time, when i was literally 12 i came out to my dad as aromantic he did NOT accept me, infact, when i was 8 he said “if you’re apart of the gay community, i will NOT accept your decisions, not pay for your bills, you wont live with me, you can live with your girlfriend.” i was literally 8 and knew i was apart of the community at the time and understood the community alot, my mom was bisexual died when i was 7, she told me before she died and i started looking into the community at that time, back to my dad, when i was 12 he did not understand that lgbtqia was not a sin, etc. im not christan or in a religion at the age of 14, i live with my ally auntie cuz my dad “went on vacation for awhile” he left me for my choice, im happy with my auntie now, she is super supportive over my aromantic self, my auntie has a daughter that is my best friend! shes Ace, we are super bestie cousins and i love her! You inspire me alot lav, im late to the video but i wanted to give this story! Yay.
Moths? Mushrooms? Fuck yeah love it, and the colors do end up working pretty well together, even if they're all very saturated lol The lesbian/desert one looks so scifi and cool!
Oo love these updated drawings! I'm always really pleased to see people acknowledge aromanticism =/= asexuality and give a voice to us folks who may be one and not the other.
@@vinny_rivera Oh yeah it happens a ton - also another common piece of misinformation is that aromantics are "heartless" or can't feel ANY kind of love which is very untrue and I'm glad to see it was mentioned as being false as well!
I find it kinda ironic but recently my aro friend told me they didn't know they could be allosexual while being aromantic and I was like yeah, its possibly, a lot of people just think it's a package deal sadly due to misinformation :')
I've loved seeing it as well. I'm not aro or ace, but I am split-attracted (if thats not how its said anymore please tell me), so I've been sort of, around the aroace spaces for a while, and it especially used to be awful. I would just look something up and find an argument about how they don't belong :(. I hope things have been getting better, but I haven't been looking up those things since figuring out my attraction (panromantic|homosexual/uranic if you're curious, I typically just say I'm gay for sexuality cuz I'm masc nonbinary)
i’m so glad you revisited this idea!! these all came out so nice- you can really see the improvement and development of your style and how you tackle things! as a lesbian, i was really glad you revisited the lesbian flag. being non-binary, i always struggled with identifying under the pink lesbian flag and my butch friends used an entirely different flag altogether. the sunset flag more encompasses the spectrum of wlw and not just the femme aspect of it and i feel is more representative of lesbianism as a whole! (unsurprisingly the piece from the sunset flag is my fav)
Can you do the polyamorous flag? Oh and the genderfaer flag? As a polyamorous pansexual genderfaer person I'd really like and appreciate it! ☺️ Also sorry people have been mean to you... You're putting beautiful artwork out there and people should appreciate it.
@@beeshark222 I searched it up and it said genderfaer is a subset of genderfluid where someone never encompasses being entirely a man although they can identify as genders that can be related to masculinity/being a man.
the way you described being aromantic was really lovely to me. I'm not aro myself but I think it's really really important to remind people that romantic love is not the only way to be loving and that aro people still deserve to be respected and loved (platonically ;3)
I know this was a year ago but as an aromantic person, I'm so happy to see someone include us in their flags. We often get left out or cast aside, so it's always lovely to see us be included
When you uploaded the previous video of this series I thought I was pansexual, and now I'm aro-ace. I fully flipped. The aromantic flag art you made looks so gorgeous, thank you for representing the community!!
I’ve had many friends who’ve gone through that change! I feel like it’s the confusion of liking everyone, but just platonically so it gets confused. I’m so glad that the aro-ace spectrum is getting more rep!
It was so awesome when I saw Jaiden's video and now this has happened! The aromantic flag is barely known by anyone at all, even people in our own community so the fact that you've actually noticed us is really nice. Thanks for doing this in the video, feeling much better . If you were to do another one of these, I think the intersex and polyamorous flags would be quite interesting to try, probably a bit tricky though
As someone who is aromantic, while im ELATED at having representation and it being described so well, as an avid lover of anything scifi and fantasy, im slightly saddened that it wasn't as magic/fantastical as others but im really really really happy it was made since almost everything i see includes everything exept aromantic.
I liked part one and two so I’m happy there’s another one! If you do have a part 4 can you do agender next? Thank you :] (edit: this is the most likes I’ve ever gotten thanks everyone :D)
This is actually part three. Here is one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r8hOY3RNW6M.html And here is two ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MNJjcSBm_Eg.html Hope this helped :)
I'm on the aro-ace spectrum and I really like how you portrayed aromanticism, and I appreciate you bringing attention to something often overlooked Plus, so cute :)
We need more ace and aro representation in media. I know there is some asexual characters like Yelena Belova from Marvel, and probably more. However, I have never seen popular characters who is aroace or just Aromantic.
These flags are always so beautiful and I love the redos. I would love to see the demigirl and demiboy flags since they're usually pretty underrepresented
3:29 for some reason I love capes so much! So this one brings me so much happiness cause of the cape lol! I struggle to find things that I like, so I'm even more happy that I found out something that I like! And also I just love how flowy capes are!!
as soon as I saw you had done the aromantic flag I was like "youtube illustrators supporting youtubee illustrators? hell yeah" so I'm really glad you actually like, Actively mentioned it. I also love how the flower reminded me of those kids games of "they love me, they love me not" while plucking the leaves, but this time its intact bcus to them it doesnt matter. also, I am glad you re-did the lesbian flag one, but I do feel like its bs that people were so heated about it. like, you clearly didnt know, and of course its good to like, tell you but being so hostile about it was a bit much imo. iirc the other flag is not really used anymore bcus the og creator was transphobic.
You mean lavender supporting jaiden animations (who came out as aro-ace recently)? Still really cool! Aromantic here, I really like giving flowers but people always think it’s a romantic gesture, like c’mon I want to give friendship flowers what’s so weird about that
I love how respectful and incluesive you are with your art. Even if some flags needed to be updated you tried your best and you are coming from a good place, love whenever you post :)
Please do the MLM flag! Lately It has been gaining popularity as the pride flag further drifts to cover all the community. It has a nice pallete of blues I think you'll enjoy. ...though your character will have to be blue skinned :|
If ur talking about the one that looks like a ocean that's the gay man flag, MLM flag is the Achillean flag, which is an umbrella term for men who love men i'm not saying MLM ppl are not allowed to use the flag of course, i'm just saying that the creator mostly intended it for gay men and nb gay men c:(english isn't my first language btw sorry if i said something wrong)
Omg thank you sm for including aromantic, I feel acknowledged and represented! We do not get much representation in the media and it's hard to feel welcome in society when there's so much focus on romantic relationships, marriage, etc. and some people don't think we belong in the lgbtq+ community for unknown reasons.
man, as a lesbian, i think the drawing looks so pretty and quite accurate, i loved it a lot! and i wont be mean for the mistake you did last video, i only learned a week ago that the sunset is the official flag and the others are disrespectful... just keep up the wonderful work! we all love you!
Lavendertowne is so inclusive and so lovely! I can’t believe some people say mean and judgmental things about her when she makes even the smallest of mistakes. Her art makes me happy, and I’m so glad that I’m able to see it! ❤❤❤
@@Mary.sLb3 just like asexual and Aromantic are two separate things, Pansexual and Panromantic are too. So basically Panromantic is the same as pansexual but instead of having sexual attraction i only have romantic attraction towards people. You can be heteromantic, homoromantic, biromantic as well. Normally you only use the romantic terms if they don't align with your sexual identity (except when it comes with ace, you would normally specify your romantic preference, whether there did one or not.)
Im a closeted lesbian (to my famaliy & friends), and told them im really into mushroomcore, and i swear to god, when she said "mushrooms have such a wlw energy" I FREAKED OUT 😳 like now im scared that they'll find out (they're homophobic 🤧🤧🤧)
ah i’m a closeted lesbian too and i just wanted to say that i promise ur ok, ur family will absolutely not make that connection between mushroom aesthetics and queer culture. homophobic ppl won’t take the time to understand our community and therefore won’t realize how certain aesthetics/cores tie into our identities yk? i absolutely understand the anxiety around it tho and i hope ur safe and have ppl to be there for u even if that’s not ur family and im sending u sm love and support either way!!💛💛💛💛💛
if its any consolation, a lot of homophobic people tend to be in denial and will often ignore/ avoid signs of lgbtq+ activity so I highly doubt they'd make the connection unless someone else pointed it out to them. In any case, sending love and support vibes to you; I wish you the best!
These are so well done, you really captured the essence of each flag! With pride month starting tomorrow I’m getting in on all the content I’ve missed over the last few years
lavendertowne should really make a pinned comment like this lol, i keep seeing people asking for flags that have already been done *Part 1 of this series:* Old Lesbian flag, Gay/Rainbow flag, Bisexual, Transgender) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r8hOY3RNW6M.html *Part 2:* (Pan, Asexual, Non-binary) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MNJjcSBm_Eg.html *Part 3:* (Progress Pride flag, New Lesbian flag, Aromantic) (This video) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TY0NkcVnjLg.html
It makes me sad that yall don't get more representation and support!! My best friend is aro and I made them a little bracelet for their birthday (before they were out) to give them my support
The lesbian flag reminds me when Robotnic was stuck on Mushroom Planet (love the flag sm, I’ll show my friend it to see her opinion. I’m more than 100% sure that she’ll be in love with it. Amazing work Lavender, I hope you make more videos like this in the future!)
